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I’m Cristin Whetten, also known as Badass Brunette on social media. I do my absolute best to live up to that name and involve myself with a wide range of outdoor hobbies. From off-roading in my Tacoma to dirt biking; skydiving to paddle boarding. I’m living on the road full-time and pursuing the dream of creating and sharing. Getting to this point has been quite a long road but I’m incredibly proud to be here now.

At Skydio, we make drones a little differently than our competition. Since Skydio drones are “built different,” they also fly and operate differently than you may be used to from manual drones. This blog covers all the safety precautions that you should take while operating an autonomous Skydio 2 drone.

Drones are one of the best ways to make the critical work of first responders safer and more effective. From improving situational awareness for responding officers, to changing the way crime scenes and collision scenes are documented and investigated, drones are swiftly becoming a foundational tool to protect the public, keep first responders safe, increase transparency and promote accountability.

Volume 4 of Skydio's Enterprise Inspection ebook is available now! Check it out to learn what sets the best utility drones apart from the pack.

Pictures and books cannot capture every detail of a building or a vehicle, but 3D models generated by drones come very close! Today, with professional drone mapping, it is easier than ever to freeze a structure in time. With Skydio 3D Scan, drones can autonomously capture a structure’s surface from every angle with complete coverage and ultra-high definition, and create a digital twins of historical assets.

How Skydio’s U.S. manufactured drones are different from other drones on the market and the potential for 3D Scan to make documenting evidence in the crime and accident scene-reconstruction for police much easier.

Skydio's Vice President of Enterprise Sales, Michael Brubaker, shares his "light bulb" moment around Skydio's software innovation and tells why the company's drone modernization, innovation and growth made him excited to join the team.

Orion Otte has taken his Skydio 2 to some incredible locations. From the 14ers of Colorado, to the peaks of Peru, his S2 has seen it all. In fact, it's probably one of the most well-traveled Skydio 2's in the community. Orion's footage is proof that anyone, no matter their piloting skill, can capture unbelievable shots through the power of autonomy.

Volume 3 of Skydio's Enterprise Inspection eBook is available now! Check it out to learn what sets the best transportation inspection drones apart from the pack.